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The True Citizen, Wednesday, July 21,2021 — Page 7
I^FOR THE RECORD
Second defendant sentenced for Midville pill factory
ROY F. CHALKER
rchalker@bellsouth.net
A second Burke County man
has been sentenced to federal
prison after admitting to op
erating an illegal pill factory
from a residence.
U.S. District Court Chief
Judge J. Randal Hall sentenced
Cedrick Gabriel Brown, a/k/a
“Pop,” 47, of Midville, Ga.,
to 60 months in prison after
Brown pled guilty to Con
spiracy to Possess with Intent
to Distribute and to Distribute
Methamphetamine, said David
H.Estes,Acting U.S. Attorney
for the Southern District of
Georgia. After completion of
his prison term, Brown also
will be required to serve three
years of supervised release.
There is no parole in the federal
system.
Brown’s codefendant, Telly
Savalas Carswell, 47, also of
Midville, is serving a sentence
of 168 months in prison after
also pleading guilty to Con
spiracy to Possess with Intent
to Distribute and To Distribute
Methamphetamine.
“This sentence finalizes the
investigation and prosecu
tion of two men who profited
from spreading poison in a
rural community,” said Acting
U.S. Attorney Estes. “We will
continue to work closely with
our law enforcement partners
to hold accountable those who
would make money from mis
ery.”
The investigation of Car-
swell and Brown began in
January 2020 when U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration
(DEA) agents tracked the de
livery of a commercial pill
press to their Midville resi
dence. With assistance from
the Burke County Sheriff’s
Office, DEA agents searched
the home on May 7,2020, and
found the pill press, along with
methamphetamine,heroin and
other drugs; nearly $9,000 in
cash; and paraphernalia related
to drug manufacturing and
trafficking.
Both men have extensive
criminal records, including
state convictions for drug traf
ficking offenses.
“’Garage manufacturers’ like
this defendant continue to use
pill presses which ultimately
hurt and kill unsuspecting us
ers,” said Robert J. Murphy,
Special Agent in Charge of the
DEA Atlanta Field Division.
“DEA and its law enforce
ment partners are committed to
keeping our communities safe
by removing drug pushers like
this defendant. He will spend
well-deserved time in federal
prison.”
The case was investigated by
the DEA and the Burke County
Sheriff’s Office, and pros
ecuted for the United States
by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Matthew Josephson.
BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKINGS JULY 12-18
Thomas Willie
Bates, 38
Wallace St.,
Waynesboro
WPD, July 12
Municipal Court
sentence (housing
for WPD).
Willie Fred
Darrisaw, 39
West Court Street;
Wrightsville
BCSO, July 14
Probation violation
forfingerprintable
charge - felony.
Jerry Vance
Whitaker, 51
Smiley St., Claxton
BCSO, July 12
Probation violation
for fingerprintable
charge - felony;
safekeeping for
NC Dept, of Public
Safety.
Jaquavious
Jaquan Brown, 21
Ga. Hwy 23 S.,
Girard
BCSO, July 14
Armed robbery;
Bench warrant
- misdemeanor
(2counts); posses
sion of a firearm
or knife during
commission of or
attempt to commit
certain felonies.
Jamie Lee
Bedenbaugh, 36
Hephzibah-KeysviHe
Rd., Hephzibah
BCSO, July 15
Failure to appear
Devan Oliver
Dixon, 28
Burkeland Rd.,
Waynesboro
BCSO, July 17
Failure to appear in
court as summoned.
Miller Jerome
Dixon, 47
Hwy 23 S.,
Waynesboro
BCSO, July 17
Possession of meth
amphetamine; parole
violation.
Khiry Rahmond
Malik, 31
Goshen Lane,
Augusta
WPD, July 12
Reckless driving; DUI
- driving under the
influence ofalcohol;-
concentration is
0.08g in 3 hours or
more; driving in viola
tion of license class
restrictions.
Robert Jamer
Brege, 20
Zerbee Lane,
Waynesboro
BCSO, July 15
Failure to appear
Thaxter Richard
Register, 52
Murray Hill Rd.,
Sardis
BCSO, July 13
Simple battery - fam
ily violence.
Trevon Vontez
Herrington, 17
Hometract Rd.,
Waynesboro
BCSO, July 16
Simple battery -
family violence.
Montrez Trevon
Scott, 21
Clarks Place Rd.,
Waynesboro
WPD, July 18
Possession of
firearm by a con
victed felon or first
offender; marijuana
-possession of less
than one ounce; tail
lights required; safe
keeping for WPD.
Roderick Lamont
Chance, 37
Maple Lane,
Waynesboro
BCSO, July 18
DUI - refusal; failure
to yield when enter
ing roadway.
Brian Keith
Odom, 56
LinwoodDr., Augusta
BCSO, July 12
DUI - driving under
the influence of alco
hol; speeding 74/55
mph lane; failure to
maintain lane.
Gregory Horatio
Hampton, 59
Waver/yAve.,
Keysville
BCSO, July 15
DUI - less safe -
alcohol; failure to
maintain lane; open
container of alcohol
in motor vehicle.
Desmond Antonio
Underwood, 33
W. Eighth St.,
Waynesboro
WPD, July 14
Criminal damage to
property - 2nd de
gree; driving without
a valid license - mis
demeanor; seatbelt
adult (housing for
WPD).
Latoya Denise
Coley, 36
Cast/eton Court,
Augusta
BCSO, July 15
Criminal damage to
property in the 2nd
degree.
Lee Otis
Jordan, 66
Mamie Joe Lane,
Waynesboro
WPD, July 18
Criminal trespass
Bethany Faith
Godbee, 19
Pine Valley Dr.,
Waynesboro
BCSO, July 14
Possession of meth
amphetamine with
intent; marijuana -
purchase, posses
sion, manufacture,
distribution or sale
(felony).
Tyrone
Cooper, 40
Pine Trail Dr,
Waynesboro
WPD, July 17
City ordinance -
disorderly conduct
(housing for WPD).
Barry Jenkins, 37
Mulkey Rd., Mil/en
WPD, July 17
Probation violation
for fingerprintable
charge - misde
meanor.
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Kenneth John
Hopwood, 56
Cheryl Ann Lane,
Jacksonville, Fla.
BCSO, July 13
DUI - less safe -
alcohol; too fast for
conditions; failure to
maintain lane; DUI
-driving under the
influence of alcohol-
concentration is
0.08g in 3 hours or
more.
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BURKE EMA REPORT
The Burke County Emergency Management Agency re
sponded to 132 patients ’ calls during the week ending July 18.
Of those, 96 resulted in transports, including 58 to Augusta
hospitals and one to another out of county hospital. Forty
five of the transports were determined to be emergencies and
51 were non-emergent.
The agency also answered 23 fire calls during the week.
They included one fire/smoke alarm, one outside trash/waste/
dumpster fire, seven rescues, one structure fire, five trees
down, two vehicle fires, two public service calls and three
unspecified calls.
Hospital
typically only need a one-day
stay.”
Every rural hospital has its
challenges, Hester said. The
biggest challenge for the Burke
County facility is investing in
capital structure over time,
in-turn increasing the capacity
to perform more surgeries and
attracting more specialists.
BHC will begin the climb by
starting with operating room
(OR) renovations and then con
structing an additional OR ex
pansion building, so that they
can provide more hip, knee and
spinal surgeries locally. The
BHC foresees the expansion
built over 18 months. In the
meantime, they will renovate
existing ORs and bring in new,
more sophisticated equipment.
Hester expects a lot of positive
momentum toward the begin
ning of the new year, as things
start ramping up.
“Hopefully in three-or-four-
years’ time, we will have four
to six ORs and not just two
ORs in the hospital,” he said.
Eventually, the group wants
to set up clinics in nearby
counties to help support local
healthcare infrastructure in
underserved areas.
Hester recently met with
local agencies like the school
system, Plant Vogtle and local
law enforcement to see how
the hospital can partner-up
to support the community
through events. He wants the
hospital to have a presence
at the high school’s football
games and commented that the
school system has the “nicest”
stadium that he has ever seen.
He introduced himself to the
of the state receive. Cambridge
Assessment, a standard bar
rier in exams and educational
assessment argued: Students
who have a deficit of “think
ing skills” are not only lacking
Continued from front
Board of Commissioners July
13. He is looking at implement
ing a Georgia farm theme in the
hospital’s cafeteria,promoting
locally grown products.
“That is the fun part of being
a hospital,” he said. “I don’t
want people to think that this
is some outside group that is
coming in that isn’t part of
Burke County.”
BHC is still discussing the
plan to market the hospital to
medical specialists, but word-
of-mouth is already creating an
influx of interested surgeons.
“Because it’s a different
environment,” Hester said,
“because it’s a hospital envi
ronment that is physician-led,
they can dictate how they want
their OR to run. What happens
is, it is a much more efficient
hospital. So, the goal is to make
this as physician-friendly as
possible. We will be patient fo
cused and physician led, which
creates a perfect environment
for great care and outcomes.”
Only a month after sign
ing the lease agreement, the
hospital’s environment hasn’t
changed much. Hester is speak
ing to current employees and
hoping to encourage excite
ment about future changes.
He realizes there may be some
skeptics.The advantage to the
hospital’s privately run, for-
profit status is the absence of
bureaucracy. There is nothing
preventing change from taking
place.
“I am trying to get everybody
excited,” he said. “There are
some cool things happening,
it is just going to take a little
bit of time.”
Continued from 5
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